Greenville Livestock market report — September 12, 2026

Greenville, IL · Saturday sale · USDA report published 09/14/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

600

Last week 631 (−31)
Last year —

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$413.01 /cwt

$2,234 per head · 69 hd
vs last week —

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$345.56 /cwt

$2,575 per head · 68 hd
vs last week —

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. No test for dairy steers and dairy cross steers or heifers. Trade was active with good demand.
USDA Market News reporter, October 21, 2026

This barn's weekly USDA report covers slaughter cattle only, so the feeder tables and cards come from its latest special feeder sale.

Feeder steers — Sep 12

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Sep 6. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	18	375 lb	$494.73	$1,856	—	+0.42	$428.26 (2 hd)†
400–499 lb	19	466 lb	$468.63	$2,182	—	−9.54	$414.28 (4 hd)†
500–599 lb	69	541 lb	$413.01	$2,234	—	−55.86	$375.00 (1 hd)†
600–699 lb	90	641 lb	$377.48	$2,418	—	−63.89	$306.34 (4 hd)†
700–799 lb	68	745 lb	$345.56	$2,575	—	−50.13	$307.50 (1 hd)†
800–899 lb	44	842 lb	$325.00	$2,737	—	−13.35	—

Feeder heifers — Sep 12

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Sep 6. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	11	368 lb	$460.26	$1,696	—	−11.49	$396.75 (3 hd)†
400–499 lb	36	443 lb	$449.27	$1,989	—	−16.83	$351.09 (4 hd)†
500–599 lb	66	542 lb	$387.68	$2,100	—	−54.18	$323.69 (6 hd)
600–699 lb	44	631 lb	$342.21	$2,158	—	−43.98	$306.00 (2 hd)†
700–799 lb	71	747 lb	$323.76	$2,420	—	−43.38	$295.00 (1 hd)†

Slaughter cows — Aug 5

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Premium White 65-75%	High	1	1,540 lb	$210.00	$210.00–$210.00
Premium White 65-75%	Average	1	1,640 lb	$190.00	$190.00–$190.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of September 7, 2026): $413.01/cwt
4-week average: $413.01
13-week average: $413.01
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $402.71high $537.61

Sales in 1 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of September 7, 2026): $345.56/cwt
4-week average: $345.56
13-week average: $345.56
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $345.56high $404.06

Sales in 1 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of September 7, 2026): $387.68/cwt
4-week average: $387.68
13-week average: $387.68
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $377.28high $479.53

Sales in 1 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

Not enough history yet for a seasonal pattern.

7-weight steers

Not enough history yet for a seasonal pattern.

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Wed Oct 21	202	—	—	—
Wed Oct 14	213	—	—	—
Wed Oct 7	244	—	—	—
Wed Sep 30	239	—	—	—
Wed Sep 23	182	—	—	—
Wed Sep 16	260	—	—	—
Wed Sep 9	206	—	—	—
Wed Sep 2	218	—	—	—
Wed Aug 26	305	—	—	—
Wed Aug 12	323	—	—	—
Wed Aug 5	299	—	—	—
Wed Jul 29	256	—	—	—
Wed Jul 22	237	—	—	—
Wed Jul 15	338	—	—	—
Wed Jul 8	333	—	—	—
Wed Jul 1	265	—	—	—
Wed Jun 24	274	—	—	—
Wed Jun 17	196	—	—	—

Special and graded sales

The last 12 months of this barn's special and graded sales, $/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 regular lots (value-added lots where a sale has only those). A sale counts in the weekly trend only when it is a regular feeder sale: a plain special where feeder steers and heifers are most of the head. Graded, replacement, cow-and-pair, preconditioned and Holstein sales stay out.
Sale	Type	Head	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	In trend
Sep 12, 2026	Greenville Livestock Cattle Specialspecial	600	$413.01	$345.56	$387.68	Yes
Jun 6, 2026	Greenville Livestock Cattle Specialspecial	631	$480.97	$398.33	$465.18	Yes
Apr 4, 2026	Greenville Livestock Cattle Specialspecial	455	$537.61	$404.06	$479.53	Yes
Apr 1, 2026	Greenville Livestock Cattle Specialspecial	188	—	—	—	No
Mar 14, 2026	Greenville Livestock Cattle Specialspecial	153	—	—	—	No
Mar 7, 2026	Greenville Livestock Cattle Specialspecial	1,125	$483.81	$396.97	$456.41	Yes
Feb 14, 2026	Greenville Livestock Cattle Specialspecial	236	—	—	—	No
Jan 17, 2026	Greenville Livestock Cattle Specialspecial	830	$490.96	$393.81	$441.50	Yes
Dec 13, 2025	Greenville Livestock Cattle Specialspecial	187	—	—	—	No
Dec 6, 2025	Greenville Livestock Cattle Specialspecial	443	$402.71	$350.89	$377.28	Yes
Nov 8, 2025	Greenville Livestock Cattle Specialspecial	192	—	—	—	No
Nov 1, 2025	Greenville Livestock Cattle Specialspecial	606	$454.39	$383.98	$400.83	Yes
Sep 6, 2025	Greenville Livestock Cattle Specialspecial	554	$468.87	$395.68	$441.86	Yes

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Illinois sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Fairview Sale Barn, Fairview	129 mi	Sep 17	$440.08	$346.25
Walnut Auction Sales, Walnut	185 mi	Oct 20	$357.50†	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Wednesday	October 21, 2026	202	54	AMS_2046
Greenville Livestock Cattle Special special	September 12, 2026	600	13	AMS_2043

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Greenville Livestock Cattle Auction - Greenville, IL” (AMS_2046); “Greenville Livestock Cattle Special - Greenville, IL” (AMS_2043). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.